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Hohenbergia minor

A compact tank bromeliad from the Atlantic Forest of southern Bahia, recorded mostly from humid hill forest around 850 m. It suits a warm, humid greenhouse with dappled light and year-round moisture.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Most records come from wet hill forest in southern Bahia, where Hohenbergia grow as epiphytes or on rocks under a broken canopy. Detail is generalised from the genus and record locations.

Recorded from 190 to about 870 m, with most records near 850 m.

Brazil Northeast

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.